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Hi all, Another lovely spring week. Keep your eyes on the sky this Saturday: around 6 pm there will be a solar eclipse. Make sure you have filtered glasses if watching it so you don't hurt your eyes. Other interesting news/info: Thanks to all your efforts in completing Independent Study, we earned an extra $18,000 [...]

Hi all, STAR testing this week and next so things a little different and off schedule. We appreciate your having students here and on-time. Some information to share: Mr Krusi-Thom, Ms McMains, and I spent 3 days at the Expeditionary Learning National Conference in Denver. Great group of people, lots of info and ideas. After [...]

Hi, Some excitement around here yesterday. I want to assure everyone that staff handled the situation very well and all children were safe throughout. Information to share: Mr Krusi-Thom, Ms McMains, and I will be in Denver at the Expeditionary Learning National Conference from Wed-Fri this week. Mr Williams (or “Red” as he is more [...]

Expedition News Since our crew finished our model farms, we have been taking a closer look at chickens. We have fertilized eggs arriving this week. They will be in an incubator for the three weeks it takes for them to hatch. This is a great way for the children to see what happens from egg [...]

Hi all, Last week I mentioned that one of our students (2nd grader Haley Flaherty) won 1st place in Barbara Boxer's Earth Day Poster Contest. You can now view her poster on Boxer's website: http://boxer.senate.gov/en/press/photos/041712.cfm This warm weather is a reminder to make sure your child has a water bottle at school every day, and [...]

Hi all, Some exciting news: Haley Flaherty, a 2nd grader, won first place in the statewide, Barbara Boxer Earth Day poster contest. Yesterday, a representative from Boxer's office came to campus to recognize Haley's achievement; the event was covered by the Sierra Sun as well. Haley's winning poster will be displayed in Boxer's office at [...]

Please see attached minutes for Feb 6, 2012 meeting.

Please see attached minutes for March 5 and March 19 meetings.

Hi all, Nice to return from Spring Break with beautiful weather, at least for a couple of days. Hope everyone is settling in for our 10 week push to the end of the year. Some exciting news: this Thurs, April 12 we are hosting the Banana Slug String Band. They will perform from 1-2 pm [...]

Hi all, Great evening last night with the class premier of The Geology of California: 4.5 Billion Years in the Making. The McMains Crew shot, wrote the script, and edited the documentary under the guidance of Doug McMains. The students committed enormous time and energy to the film's production, including time after school and on [...]